This year Ash Wednesday, the start of the season of Lent, began on February 17 just three days after Valentine’s Day. I make mention of this because we think of Valentine’s Day as a day of love. Think back to grade school and those cheesy valentine’s cards we handed out to our classmates or …
I cannot believe it has been six years since this happened.
St. Pius V Catholic Church will host a Friday night fish fry on Feb. 26.
When the Apostle Paul preached in Philippi, he was accused of “advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice.” When he preached in Thessalonica the charge was that Paul was “defying Caesar’s decrees” by “saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.”
Rev. George O. Thompson, Jan. 21, 1917 - Jan. 29, 2002
It was January 16, 2021. We saw two Angels get out of their SUV with shovels in their hands. They then started to shovel our front walk. I told them that they didn’t have to shovel the walk. But they stated that they wanted to do it for us. I didn’t want to ruin God’s blessing for them or for us.
The marriage of Michelle (Missy) Spencer of Cannon Falls and Robert (Robbie) Moffatt of Cannon Falls, took place December 24, 2020 at the courthouse in Red Wing, MN.
Welcome to 2021! This year is an especially good time to look ahead with fresh hope and new possibilities for the future. One lesson I think we can all learn from 2020 is the truth of this statement from the Apostle James: “Some of you say, ‘Today or tomorrow will go to some city. We will s…
The Daniels Family would like to extend our gratitude to the following people for making our Dad’s drive through 90th birthday celebration last Friday, December 11th a success. The VFW Color Guard for their continued community support and for their dedicated service, Mitch Althoff and Sulo K…
After decades of time overseeing a congregation in Marshall, Pastor Keith Schreiner has joined St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church & School.
A look at its history
Here is a powerful story of a God-centered response to government control and fear.
December is upon us and so is winter. I absolutely love winter! I love the snow, the cold weather, and the warmth of our homes and churches on a typical winter day.
A look at its history
In the last nine months, there has been an unprecedented usage of the word “unprecedented.” Not without reason, of course, as we are in the throes of a continuing pandemic and new records of lives lost to this invisible killer are being set almost daily. While the coronavirus is indeed “no…
The Cannon Falls Area Chamber of Commerce would like to thank all of the volunteers and businesses who helped make the 2020 Halloween Trick or Treat Trot a great success. There were between 675 – 700 Trick or Treaters plus their parents on the streets of Downtown Cannon Falls this past Frid…
Happy 70th Wedding Anniversary Mom & Dad (Jim & Arletta). We love you!
I know it’s a little early to talk about Christmas. But if certain stores can display Christmas trees while the trees outside are still turning colors, I guess I feel okay sharing a few November thoughts about Christmas.
The Cannon Valley Senior Center and St. Pius Catholic Church are seeking volunteers for their Community Thanksgiving take-out dinner.
We are coming up on three very different and distinct holidays…Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Advent/Christmas.
A look at their history
Take a minute, and think of the Beatitudes. “Blessed are the poor, blessed are the hungry, blessed are the peacemakers…” That all sounds good. We love those ideas. Plenty of non-Christians think those are good ideas, too.
My mother recently died after living with the debilitating effects of a stroke for over 10 years. The following essay was written to thank the members of Riverside United Methodist Church in Park Rapids, MN for their support.
The Cannon Valley Senior Center Board of Directors would like to give a big “thank-you’ to Family Fare for allowing us to use their parking lot space and for donating hot dogs, buns and condiments for our 25th Anniversary Hot Dog Give-away.
This story was published in the October 1 edition of the Cannon Falls Beacon.
This story was published in the September 24 edition of the Cannon Falls Beacon.
After a unanimous decision by the Cannon Falls City council on Sept. 1, parking on Mill Street was reverted back to parallel parking along the south side for one block.
A look at their history
The Commander of VFW 4452 announced the start of this year’s Veterans of Foreign Wars and VFW Auxiliary “Voice of Democracy Scholarship Contest.”
We would like to extend our thanks for the kind messages, cards and sympathy during this difficult time.
BY Samara Perez, CONTRIBUTOR
I wanted to point in the direction of saying I support prayer not protests. Prayer is what I do as a Christian, and how I practice my spirituality.
Thank you for your service
My thanks to all for the many cards, phone calls and well wishes since my heart attack and by-pass surgery. Special thanks to the fire department for their support, the ambulance crew and the ER Department. Friends and family sure make recovery a lot easier.
In August, I attended a three day virtual music clinic on the challenges of distance learning and COVID-19. I knew it was important to attend because the upcoming school year was going to be like no other. When I completed the sessions, I realized I needed to do something for my students.The…
By Becky Youngmark